DRC - Polyphonic Synthesizer
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Now available as a AUv3 plugin

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Description

DRC is powerful virtual analog polyphonic synthesizer that recreates the characteristic sound of an analog synthesizer proving a minimal but powerful set of parameters, for limited but incredible sonic capabilities.

With the cloud preset sync technology, DRC enables you to sync patches across devices effortlessly. With this powerful feature, you to start the creative process on one device and continue on another, seamlessly.

"I can't enough express how amazed and happy I am playing this app. Before to write this review I read the manual (you must) and tested every parameter until understand perfectly how every one respond to the final output sound. I have to tell you the presets do not show how powerful this synth can be, you have to tweak by yourself every filter, modifier and fx's. For me the filter is the secret in this app to get a differentiated sound compared to your other synth app's. Filter add a deep texture and resolution to the sound that I forgot lfo's and adsr's.""

"One of the best iPad synthesizers!"

"This sounds better than 99% of iOS synths. Filters are awesome. Modulation options are numerous. Effects are great. Sounds like a Mac plugin, not an iOS synth. Very little out there like this. I have paid hundreds on the Mac for this kind of sound."

"A wonderful synth with it's own unique character to it."

"This app is excellent! Just enough of a twist on the standard synth app to make it worth the investment. Patch creation seems to be the focus, and UI is perfect for flipping back and forth while working out new presets. Cloud support and coming VST integration makes this synth truly a promising venture."

"Huge tone that will cut through any mix Fantastic control options for the musician Rich sounds and a beautiful visual design A developer who cares greatly about his customers and creation (frequent updates) It's alive! Recommended!"

"Easy to lose yourself in sound design. The sound sources, fx, filters and modulations are all laid out to be very easily accessible. The mixer is great for tweaking the balance between the sound sources to fine tune your sound. Can tell some love went in to making this"

"Great, rich, full-sounding sounds! Great job!!!"

"Awesome updates from a developer who truly cares about both their customers and their work. Nice job!"

"It is FAT. The interface is intuitive. It is universal."

"This is really a fine example of a synthesizer whose developers love synthesizers. It is rather difficult to explain, but there is something within not only the interface, but in the nature of the sounds that this thing produces that shows their passion. This synthesizer is a patch designer's tool, not a preset player. Yes, it does come with some nice patches which show off some of its abilities, but when you start to dig in yourself, you can create some really unusual sounds."

"Excellent job guys. The GUI looks great and everything is extremely easy to access and in a logical way. The fact that you can upload your patch to the cloud and carry on working at home is a plus also."

What’s New

Version History

2.0.1

Jan 18, 2019

- Requires iOS 11- Aims to recover the old local and favourites banks as long as the app as never been deleted, only updated- Fixes a bug that was causing the audio engine to break- General bug fixes and improvements

2.0.0

Jan 8, 2019

- Introducing AUv3 support- Support for iPhone X devices screen notch

1.1.10

1.1.9

Mar 18, 2018

- Added new 'Iconic Sounds Vol. 1' bank

1.1.8

Feb 6, 2018

- Fixes problem that would prevent from running on older 32 iOS bit devices- Fixes bug that would cause patches to be marked as modified while navigating them- Fixes bug that would cause notes to be stuck when using arpeggiator- Improved UI dialogs look and feel

1.1.7

Jan 24, 2018

- Provides a fix for the battery drain problem - Filter can now be modulated by noise source- Flutter amount control on Delay- Portamento time and switch are now midi assignable- Improved patch manager: added alphabetical sort- More space on the status bar with new functions: revert and randomize- New Oscillators panel tab, includes: mode, transpose, portamento switch/time, legato- Improved menu look and feel- General improvements and bug fixes

1.1.6

1.1.5

May 12, 2017

- Fixed bug that would cause a crash on iOS versions below 10- Fixed bug that would cause DRC to crash when loaded from Modstep

1.1.4

May 8, 2017

- New sound bank in-app purchase "Sounds From Outer Space"- Background Audio option is now off by default- Implemented Polyphonic Aftertouch support- Implemented Midi Out Channel support (settings panel)- Fixed a bug that would cause incoherence on OSC modulation state

1.1.2

Feb 26, 2017

- Fixed bug that would prevent using password with special or upper case chars.

1.1.1

1.1.0

Jan 7, 2017

- Fixed a bug that would trigger three notes with a single note press from a external midi controller (iOS only).- Fixed a bug that would cause a single touch to activate two chord keys at the same time.- Fixed a bug that would prevent Factory Expansion bank from being persisted across sessions.- Fixed a bug that would cause a slider to "jump" when first touched causing an unwanted value change.- Fixed a bug that prevent midi channel filter from working correctly.

1.0.8

Sep 5, 2016

- Fixes a bug that would prevent purchases from being persisted between sessions- Fixes a bug in the arpeggiator note triggering that would cause an awkward behaviour

1.0.7

Sep 1, 2016

- Fixes a bug that would cause some 3rd party sequencer notes not to be played (eg: Modstep, Xynthesizr, etc)- General UI/UX improvements, specially on smaller screens- Improved slider operators range- Improved settings menu, with scrollbar and better touch handling- Midi learn function is now located on status bar- New selection mode for multi option buttons for fewer clicks- Ability to remote control DRC VST- General bugfixes and enhancements

1.0.6

Jul 22, 2016

- Fixed bug that would prevent DRC to be opened by inter-app audio hosts, causing a crash.

1.0.5

Jul 11, 2016

- Last preset state is now automatically preserved- Fixes a bug that prevented in-app keyboard velocity to be used- Fixed the way velocity modulation affects amplitude and filter- Program change and bank select support- Improved sliders graphics- MIDI devices can now be toggled active/inactive- Improved MIDI assignment and its interaction with panel buttons- Pitch and mod wheel now send MIDI out

1.0.4

May 4, 2016

- Fixes a bug that would cause the app to crash when hosted into a inter-app audio host and jumping back and forth between applications

1.0.3

Apr 30, 2016

- Fixed a bug that would cause Arpeggiator and MIDI to lost sync while app was in transition- Fixed a bug that would cause MIDI Clock out send to hang the device

1.0.2

Apr 21, 2016

- Performance improvements- Improved Ableton Link integration- Added compass progress bar under IAA transport controls- Added the ability to individually select which midi channels are active for input- Added value feedback when changing knobs or faders- Fixed bug that disabled Ableton Link when switching apps back and forth- Fixed bug that miscalculated keyboard follow ratio (causing a crash when Chorder was used in conjuntcion with KBA on Delay)- Fixed bug that caused status bar items to continue in a checked state after being automatically closed by timeout- Fixed bug that prevented bank icons button to change color according to brightness mode- Fixed bug that would cause a bad handling of mono mode resulting in awkward results- Fixed bug that would cause clicks when modulating delay time with lfo- Fixed bug that would prevent frezzing a track in Cubasis, Auria and other hosts

1.0.1

Mar 24, 2016

- Added master volume meter- Enhanced controls for octave up/down on chorder- Performance improvements- Added transport controls for IAA- Fixed bug that would cause a stuck note when using Chorder and the finger was lifted outside the strum area- Fixed bug that prevented receiving midi control changes from other channel than 1- Fixed bug that prevented from correctly increasing voices number under app settings- Fixed bug on caused erratic behaviour on pitch bend down- Fixed bug that caused a stuck note if arp was disabled while arp note was playing- Fixed bug that prevented patches from being saved on Android- Chorder and keyboard now send MIDI out- Fixed bug that prevented DRC loading as in-app audio on Cubasis- Fixed bug that prevent app from proposing tempo to Ableton Link sessions- Fixed bug that would override link session tempo when browsing patches- Prevented from showing Ableton Link settings option on iOS version prior to 8.0

1.0.0

Mar 10, 2016

Jan 18, 2019

Version 2.0.1

- Requires iOS 11- Aims to recover the old local and favourites banks as long as the app as never been deleted, only updated- Fixes a bug that was causing the audio engine to break- General bug fixes and improvements

Ratings and Reviews

4.3 out of 5

111 Ratings

111 Ratings

Editors’ Notes

Recreate the sound of an analog synthesizer with an array of filters and presets.

Editors’ Notes

Recreate the sound of an analog synthesizer with an array of filters and presets.

austiniodtx
,10/09/2018

Accidental Purchase. Decent synth but misleading.

I recently downloaded DRC and after playing with it for only a few minutes, I was prompted to pay $8.99 because apparently this “free” app is really a trial. Because my finger was rested on the home button when this happened, payment went through without me having a chance to stop it. Ugh.

I think having the ability to create sounds on the go and have them easily loadable into the desktop VST is an incredible feature, but the VST costs an extra $79! Not a fan at all of this business model, because if I really enjoyed the synth I would gladly pay more than $8.99 to get it on all platforms.

Now, the synth itself is a standard subtractive synth. There are some cool presets that show off what the synth can do, and I really like the chord keyboard function. The oscillators sound good and the effects are decent, especially the tape delay which is a lot of fun to play with.

I also own Zeeon on ios and prefer the sound of its filters and modulation options, as well as it having a sequencer. Although it was an accidental purchase I still can see myself coming back to DRC. The GUI is slick and its fun to play with, but I feel like I’m missing out on its best feature which is cross-platform patches. I already own a bunch of softsynths and hardware that I use in Ableton, so I won’t be shelling out another $79 for this anytime soon.

austiniodtx
,10/09/2018

Accidental Purchase. Decent synth but misleading.

I recently downloaded DRC and after playing with it for only a few minutes, I was prompted to pay $8.99 because apparently this “free” app is really a trial. Because my finger was rested on the home button when this happened, payment went through without me having a chance to stop it. Ugh.

I think having the ability to create sounds on the go and have them easily loadable into the desktop VST is an incredible feature, but the VST costs an extra $79! Not a fan at all of this business model, because if I really enjoyed the synth I would gladly pay more than $8.99 to get it on all platforms.

Now, the synth itself is a standard subtractive synth. There are some cool presets that show off what the synth can do, and I really like the chord keyboard function. The oscillators sound good and the effects are decent, especially the tape delay which is a lot of fun to play with.

I also own Zeeon on ios and prefer the sound of its filters and modulation options, as well as it having a sequencer. Although it was an accidental purchase I still can see myself coming back to DRC. The GUI is slick and its fun to play with, but I feel like I’m missing out on its best feature which is cross-platform patches. I already own a bunch of softsynths and hardware that I use in Ableton, so I won’t be shelling out another $79 for this anytime soon.

Ghost buster 2.0
,11/26/2017

Great Synthesizer

I love music production. I’ve done it for a year now and I’ve improved a lot. I’ve used GarageBand for that time. It’s a great app for music making. Anyway ever since they added 3rd party music apps for GarageBand and the ability to use external synthesizers, my music production quality increased. This app helped me up my game with music. It’s honestly great. It has lots of tools for EQ and editing for a certain synth, and it has a variety of different synths you can use other than the default one. My only problem is that once you download it bugs you to buy the full version. If you set it for free the entire app should be free. It shouldn’t ask you later on to buy the full version. But I removed 1 star from that. And the majority of the time they don’t interrupt the overall recording of the audio, so it’s all good.

Developer Response
,11/28/2017

Thank you for your feedback - it is very much appreciated.

Ghost buster 2.0
,11/26/2017

Great Synthesizer

I love music production. I’ve done it for a year now and I’ve improved a lot. I’ve used GarageBand for that time. It’s a great app for music making. Anyway ever since they added 3rd party music apps for GarageBand and the ability to use external synthesizers, my music production quality increased. This app helped me up my game with music. It’s honestly great. It has lots of tools for EQ and editing for a certain synth, and it has a variety of different synths you can use other than the default one. My only problem is that once you download it bugs you to buy the full version. If you set it for free the entire app should be free. It shouldn’t ask you later on to buy the full version. But I removed 1 star from that. And the majority of the time they don’t interrupt the overall recording of the audio, so it’s all good.

Developer Response
,11/28/2017

Thank you for your feedback - it is very much appreciated.

Editors’ Notes

Recreate the sound of an analog synthesizer with an array of filters and presets.

Editors’ Notes

Recreate the sound of an analog synthesizer with an array of filters and presets.